Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-04
HIGH WATER.

An ICE JAN At BRATrLEBoRo AND TIM
BRIDGE Oven LITTLE RIVER PARTIALLY
RECKED-MORE TROUBLE on the MAR
ROW GAuGE-A BLOCKADE oN THE NEW
FAME ROAD.
The second edition Of the regulation Jan
uary thav, which put in an appearance ON
Saturday. came very near being disastrous
in its results to property about Brattleboro
Early in the afternoon a mass Of broken
ice came down the Connecticut and lodged
against the pier and shore, filling the chan
mel just at dark heavier jam cam,
down with tremendous force, pilhg the
broken ice up in great mass on the Nei
mont side and packing the channel full as
far up as the head Of the island. This
threw the main current around by the little
river, through which IL swept with resist
less force and carrying down great block-
of ice The force Of the current was %
ward the east side. and the ice striking the
east abutment knocked it out, leaving tina
end of the bridge only the frozen ground to
rest upon The upper corner settled som'
five or six feet and all night and all dav
Sunday there was great danger that the
bridge would be- carried away. the water
keeping it, full pitch aud showing small
signs Of ubuting Such measures rs weru
possible were taken 10 save the bridge AMI
ii was held ON the broken end by heavy
logs and long timbrrs which were carried int D.
the bridge and chained to the chords wit.
braces carried up above to give it strength
1t is not vet safe for the passage Of team.
but will be- saved from further damage M
less more high water comes before such =,
pairs are completed as are possible at tn
season A temporary abutment of logs ami
timbers will be built, and the company hop
to have the bridge safe for passage by tn
first of next week TN" bridges and I'll"
high water divided attractions with I'll
churches ON SUNDAY with the advantage a
good deal on the side of the river. An AT
tempt was made during the day to hreas
the jam under the main bridge by the H.
of dynamite cartridges. but without sue.
cess.
On Saturday morning, when the narrow
gauge passenger train reached West Town
bend. the track across the meadow wa.
/ found to be- again under water, and tn"
T passage unsafe Word was sent to Brattlc
boro and Mr. Brooks sent up the miXed
train to bring down the passengers and
mails. which had tu toe brought around over
the hill. aud at night ON the up passage D.
was also necessary to carry around. The
jam below finally broke and let the water
out and all day Sunday large force OF
men was at work clearing away the ica
which covered the track. The trestles werr
thrown somewhat out Of line, but not 50 ~
10 make them unsafe, and since Alonda
morning trains have run a. usual
During the break up on the West rive,
saturday great mass OF broken ice crowd
ed over the dixie nbovc !. Il. Estey's break
/ ing portion ui IL away and came over IN
10 the road pins it six or eight feet deep
with lee for considerable distance, ami
travelling was impossible until pas,ag p
was literally chopped aud dug through
Telephone pole, are broken over hy the ir, ,
aud communication over the Town~heni
line temporarily broken similar dauag
Was done at other puiut, Ia the county
/ thougL Ina less DEGREE